Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Oasis?

The vision for OASIS is that it will be a safe refuge where all people will be supported and embraced. You will be able to connect with people just like you; people who understand where you are at – and where hearts and lives will be forever changed. OASIS is a place, a space in time, meant to move people into emotional and spiritual wellness – a place of healing. It is a place of unconditional love. An opportunity to find peace and joy and an opportunity to move toward living life more abundantly. OASIS will be a place to get real and be real; to discover your identity in Christ and live it.

Is Oasis for me?

OASIS will help you find the path to freedom by helping to break down walls on the inside that build up because of wounds that have been inflicted in the past. Whether struggling with an addiction, managing your anger, dysfunctional or compulsive behaviors, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or just the daily grind of life – OASIS seeks to be a place where these chains will be forever broken. OASIS is a place for you. Caring people are waiting to meet you there.

What will I do at Oasis?

OASIS begins with an uplifting time of songs, worship, and praise. You will be welcomed into a small group with other people who have had or are living in situations similar to your own. There will be a time for sharing experiences, struggles, strengths, and hope. Guiding principles will be used to engage everyone in a Christ-centered, life-renewing process. You will have the opportunity to find an accountability partner – someone to walk alongside you, encourage you, and keep you on the path of inner healing.

Who will facilitate my group?

Our group’s facilitator will be someone who has walked in your shoes, having gone through a similar hurt, addiction, habit, or temptation. Your facilitator will be healthy and recovered, stable and balanced. He or she will be open and authentic, a good listener, passionate about helping you on your own journey, and will usually be a member of St. Luke. Facilitators care so much that they are willing to give their time and open their hearts and shine Christ’s love into your life.

What will happen to me?

Come to OASIS with an open heart and a willingness to change and you will be changed. Your heart and soul will be renewed. You may even be transformed. You may feel your burdens become noticeably lighter. You may discover what it means to live in peace. You may build new friendships. Come and see what is in store for you!

Oasis Commitments

A key element for ensuring that OASIS is a safe refuge is that all participants commit to the following:

Agree to maintain the anonymity and confidentiality of all members of my group. What is shared in the group remains in the group.
Agree to encourage and support the members of my group and not give them advice.
Agree to do all I can to create an atmosphere of trust in the group.
Agree not to use “crosstalk,” engaging in a conversation during group time that excludes others.
Agree to respect what each person has to say without interrupting.
Agree to keep my sharing focused on my own thoughts and feelings and not monopolize group time.
Agree to be open and authentic with the members of my group.
Agree to let other group members confront me in love so that I can grow.
Agree to inform my facilitator of any physical and/or emotional problems that might affect my participation.

These commitments will help to create a safe place of authenticity – an Oasis where hearts and souls are renewed, lives are rebuilt, and relationships are restored.

Oasis

Contact: Judy Maynard or Phil Armbruster

Oasis meets Thursday evenings at St. Luke - Ann Arbor. Childcare is available upon request.

Oasis schedule:

7:00-7:30, Worship
7:30-8:30, Oasis Care Groups
8:30-9:30, Oasis Cafe open

2010 Oasis Care Groups

Boundaries

Teaches us how to keep healthy boundaries in our relationships with others and accepting ourselves, strengths and weaknesses.

Captivating

A women's Study Discussing "The longings and desires of our hearts and the way God created us, as women, to live, to rescue our heart and release us to live as a fully alive and feminine woman.

Celebrate Recovery

Addiction Recovery Group

Are you dealing with or overcoming alcoholism or some other form of substance abuse? You will find the help, hope and healing you long for. Begin to experience peace and serenity and no longer rely on dysfunctional, compulsive or negative behavior as a temporary “fix” for pain. Share your experience and gain strength and hope with others

Hopekeepers

Chronic Pain and Illness Group

Chronic pain and illness are among the most difficult circumstances to live with. Whether you have a deep relationship with Christ or are just beginning to search for answers. Chronic pain and illnesses can send you reeling into questioning everything you thought you knew…Where is God when it hurts? Why me? When will this end? We address these questions in addition to issues of guilt, body image, asking for help, depression and more.

Love Dare

A study by Stephen Kendrick will be offered from 6:30pm-7:00pm prior to Oasis start time, so men can attend both studies!

The Victors

Men's Sexual Integrity Group

Are you a man struggling to protect yourself from the onslaught of sexual stimuli in our culture? You may be struggling even though you don't have a problem with pornography or haven't committed some major sexual sin in the past. God's standard for sexuality is total purity. If you're not there, there's probably something for you in this group. If you think you might have a problem with sexual temptation, you should consider attending.